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the state of emergency at this hour. in just ten hours time, from 2:00 a.m. to noon today, hurricane milton growing from a category 1 hurricane to a category 5. the strongest hurricane in the gulf in nearly two decades now. authorities expecting major damage in florida. mass evacuations now underway along the florida coast. tampa bay among the areas bracing for a severe impact. and this hurricane threatening an historic storm surge, up to 15 feet in some areas. ginger zee standing by, she's live in florida with the new forecast just in from the national hurricane center. also breaking as we come on tonight, amid this tragedy unfolding already from hurricane helene, the death toll now at least 230. the national guard and fema on the ground for days now, and tonight, they're also now dealing with false claims and conspiracy theories being pushed by former president trump. republican senator thom tillis making it clear border issues are not affecting aid in north carolina. and just moments ago now, vice president kamala harris before

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world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. >> david: good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a monday night. and we already have just an awful hurricane bearing down again on the u.s. this week, this time, hurricane milton, which, in just a matter of hours today, went from a category 1 hurricane to a category 5. now barrelling toward florida with 180-mile-an-hour winds tonight. this is the strongest hurricane in the gulf in nearly two decades, and it's headed directly towards florida. the tampa bay area, and much of the gulf coast of florida bracing tonight. urgent warnings at this hour. mass evacuations. the hurricane spinning over the record warm waters of the gulf, about 675 miles from tampa. set to make landfall, you can see the track right there, wednesday night or in the early morning hours of thursday. the new forecast just in tonight. they're now warning of a potential historic storm surge, up to 15 feet. the tampa area, as i mentioned, in the bullseye, just as they still clear away debris from helene. they are warning milton's storm

surge could be far worse. in dade city tonight, and in so many other florida communities, families are racing to protect their homes, preparing for widespread power outages, waiting in long lines already for gas. tonight, hundreds of thousands are under mandatory evacuations, officials begging them to obey this. heavy traffic headed inland on i-275, this is over tampa bay. vice president kamala harris just moments ago with a warning about this coming hurricane, asking residents to listen to their local authorities and to take this very seriously. let's get right to chief meteorologist ginger zee, live in tampa tonight, with the new forecast just in from the national hurricane center. and ginger, it's just stunning how quickly this went from a category 1 to a category 5 hurricane today. >> reporter: yeah, and david, not only meet lodge meteorologically is this remarkable out over the ocean, but it's the impacts.

and i know you know it's all about how humans will be seeing this, and that's the part that i am unfortunately having jaw-dropping moments. like 10 to 15 feet of surge around here, that is more than doubling what we saw just two weeks ago, which was a record. meaning that people have never seen anything like that, not just here in tampa bay, but we'll get to all of it. let's start with, yes, how fast, 95-mile-per-hour winds, increase in 24 hours. only two other hurricanes in history have done that. it's still more than 670 miles to our southwest from tampa bay. it's, kind of, skirting across the yucatan there, but it is going to head east and eventually northeast right here. why we have a hurricane warning from cedar key to fort myers, orlando and lakeland included, because you're going to have hurricane-force gusts, power outages, that go right through the center of the state. let's talk about all of the cone, right? the cone means the center could go anywhere in there. and every little tick north or south is going to make huge impacts, because this is a little bit more concentric, or tighter, than helene was, so, you're going to have the biggest surge right in that front right quadrant, or the eye wall, which currently goes right over bradenton, sarasota, down to venice, that big push of water. the biggest loss of life and property, the storm surge.

10 to 15 feet around here in tampa bay, that's reddington shores, that's clearwater, but all the way down, again, fort myers, in 6 to 10 feet. that is structural damage. you could have homes wash away, cars wash away in that type of surge. you'll have 110-plus-mile-per-hour winds all the way to lakeland. up to jacksonville, you'll have onshore flow. and finally, david, up to 15 inches of rain, with some of those bands that could also produce tornadoes. >> david: we're going to be watching this very closely, ginger, i know you're going to have the very latest first thing in the morning on "gma." we'll be watching. of course, there are mandatory evacuations underway at this hour. homeowners trying to protect their homes before getting out of the path of this hurricane. our victor oquendo made his way to st. pete beach, right there in the evacuation zone, on this urgent effort now underway tonight. >> reporter: tonight, hurricane milton taking aim at florida, just ten days after helene slammed the state with 140-mile-an-hour winds and record storm surge. >> we can't affect the track.

we can't control how strong or how weak it gets. the only thing that you can affect is what you do and the decisions you make to protect yourself and your families. >> reporter: evacuation orders growing by the hour. hundreds of thousands told in no certain terms to get out while there's still time. >> if they have called for your evacuation order, i beg you, i implore you, to evacuate. >> reporter: families frantically filling sandbags, shoring up what they can, stocking up, and getting out. >> i have a 1-year-old as of tomorrow, and my wife is expecting our second child, so we just want to take necessary precautions. >> reporter: interstates packed bumper to bumper. authorities waving tolls and opening the shoulders to create more lanes. we're on interstate 275 in tampa. this is one of the main evacuation routes from the coast inland, and if you take a look behind me, traffic, it's just crawling by, and it's like this for miles. in treasure island --

>> heartbreaking. >> reporter: we met mike harp helping his mom, linda, salvage what they can from her home, as crews scrambled to clear debris from the streets. is that a welcome sight right now? >> oh yes, it's great. all that stuff would be like battering rams against houses and stuff. >> reporter: or picked up like projectiles with the wind. >> right. >> reporter: they, like so many, are evacuating tonight. so far, more than 650 truckloads of debris have been removed. residents in st. pete beach have been bringing their belongings ruined by helene here. this pile has grown. it is about 20 feet tall, nearly a block long. the county is aware. crews will continue working to clear everything until tropical storm-force winds hit. david, they will need every minute. >> david: wow, look at that behind you. and victor, i know you and the team reached out to local authorities just to remind them that that pile does exist because all of that becomes projectiles in yet another hurricane bearing down. victor and the team, our thanks to you, as well.

and of course, this all comes with the tragedy already unfolding from hurricane helene. tonight, the death toll now at least 230. the national guard and fema on the ground for days now. tonight, they're now dealing with something else. the false claims and conspiracy theories about fema and the federal help being pushed by former president trump. north carolina's republican senator knocking down the false claims. and just moments ago, vice president harris before the cameras, calling the false claims by the former president irresponsible, saying americans in the storm zone are entitled to the help. morgan norwood from north carolina tonight. >> reporter: tonight, with the death toll from hurricane helene now at 230 and massive recovery efforts still underway, federal agencies on the ground facing another obstacle, conspiracy theories and false claims spreading about the response. amplified for days by former president trump, who is falsely claiming fema disaster relief money is being spent on migrants instead of survivors. >> they're getting no help from our federal government, because they have no money, because their money has been spent on

people that should not be in our country. >> reporter: but fema's disaster relief funds are separate from other department of homeland security programs that support migrant response. >> good afternoon, everyone. >> reporter: at the white house, a remarkable scene. in the middle of an emergency response, having to knock down conspiracies. >> this needs to stop. this needs to stop. if you care about your constituents, if you care about the people, if you care about americans, you shouldn't do this. you shouldn't spread these falsehoods. it is dangerous. >> reporter: the white house debunking multiple claims being spread on social media that fema is confiscating property, or that survivors will only get $750 in aid. >> people who have a microphone and a podium should not continue to spread this falsehood. >> reporter: fema's director warning the false claims could keep aid from getting to the people who need it most. >> people that have been impacted are afraid to apply for our assistance, assistance that then they can get a hotel room,

they can get reimbursement for some of the cost of damage to their homes. >> reporter: north carolina's own republican senator thom tillis says issues on the border are not affecting the flow of resources into western north carolina. >> on this side of the house was the kitchen. >> reporter: stuart pachecho's home was one of many that floated away in the flood waters. >> it's home. now it's gone. >> reporter: stuart says fema has been here, and that they paid a visit just today and says the baseless conspiracies are not helping those who are living through this. >> instead of sitting around and playing on your computer, you need to go help the people who need help. >> reporter: and late today, vice president kamala harris saying what trump is spreading after helene is, quote, irresponsible. she also warned americans to take this next hurricane coming very seriously. >> this one is going to be very, very serious, and i urge you to please just grab whatever you need, listen to the orders you're getting from your local officials. they know what they're telling you, and they know what milton is about to be. so please do that. the other point i'd make is that there's a lot of mis- and

disinformation being pushed out there by the former president about what is available, in particular to the survivors of helene. and first of all, it's extraordinarily irresponsible. it's about him, it's not about you. and the reality is that fema has so many resources that are available for folks who desperately need them. you are entitled to these resources. people are entitled to these resources. and it is critically important that people apply for the help that is there to support. >> reporter: and david, we have been on the ground for days. fema has been here, so has the national guard, in fact, fema saying assistance for helene has already topped $210 million. and david, one more thing tonight. a sign of the times, fema saying they put up a website called hurricane helene rumor response. david? >> david: responding to the rumors tonight, as well as to the tragedy there on the ground. morgan, thank you. it was one year ago, the hamas terror attack inside israel. tonight, people across israel

and right here in the u.s. remembering those who were killed, and the nearly 100 hostages who are still being held by hamas. tonight here, matt gutman with the american wife and her message, with her husband still being held, one year later. matt from israel again this evening. >> reporter: tonight, one year after hamas' surprise terror attack on israel, the israeli military pounding hamas in gaza just today. and now, expanding the effort to target hezbollah in lebanon, too, with strikes again today. across israel today, people marking the moment hamas terrorists murdered 1,200 people one year ago. at the scene of the nova music festival in southern israel, a woman screaming in anguish. they played the last song heard as militants stormed in and opened fire. 380 people killed there. 251 people also kidnapped by hamas, including ten americans. tonight, nearly 100 hostages still being held.

one of them, american keith seigle. he was kidnapped along with his wife, aviva. she was released in november. and tonight, she tells us of the torture of knowing her husband is still being held. when you think about keith still being likely in a tunnel -- >> finished. i'm just finished. finished. it's just the worst thing to handle. and i don't know how to handle it anymore. it's just -- it's become so heavy. >> reporter: and it was on that dark saturday last year when hamas militants went door-to-door in communities like kfar aza. tonight, it's a ghost town. you can see the blasted walls, the twisted appliances, the bullet scars everywhere, the scorched ceilings. this is the youth village, or what's left of it, in kfar aza. it hasn't changed at all in the past year. so many of these communities along the border with gaza, just a mile from where we are, remain

frozen in october 7th. in washington today, vice president kamala harris commemorating this day, and acknowledging the immense suffering of innocent people in gaza. >> and on this solemn day, i will restate my pledge to always ensure that israel has what it needs to defend itself. and that i will always work to ensure the safety and security of the jewish people here and around the world. >> reporter: former president trump today also commemorating the day, holding another event this evening. and with no end in sight to the war, more than 41,000 dead in gaza, according to the hamas-run health ministry, the idf telling me today they have two goals in mind. >> 101 hostages home. and the citizens of israel in the south and the north can live safe. >> reporter: and david, we're here in hostage square tonight, and that general also telling me that the cruelty of hamas fundamentally changed the way that israel responds to its enemies, including iran. and i'm told that israel still

weighing its response. it is consulting with the u.s., but that there are multiple options still on the table. david? >> david: matt gutman, thank you. back here in the u.s. tonight, and to the emergency landing in las vegas, a frontier airlines flight with one engine on fire. the pilots declaring a midair emergency. air traffic control unable to reach them. here's trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight, this dramatic fiery landing in las vegas prompting investigations from the ntsb and faa. >> they got a fire in the right engine. >> reporter: this frontier airlines jet from san diego packed with 190 passengers saturday. pilots declaring a midair emergency as they were descending, after detecting smoke in the cockpit. the crew unable to contact air traffic control. >> his radios are out. we have no communication with the pilot. >> reporter: the engine in flames at touchdown. emergency crews rushing in on the runway. >> everyone remain seated. >> we just see through that -- through the window that we were on fire. >> reporter: all passengers and crew using the air stairs to deplane.

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finally tonight here, two rivals, one hope. america strong. ♪ it was the remarkable act of solidarity on the field in north carolina, in the aftermath of hurricane helene. ♪ this weekend, rivals north carolina state and wake forest during halftime, and this moment. both of the schools' marching bands taking the field together to perform together the song, "amazing grace." ♪ and right here tonight -- >> hi, david. >> david: members of the wake forest marching band.

>> it was a day of unity. >> one unified sound to honor our friends in the west. >> david: and joining us, too, the nc state marching band, as well. >> hi, david! >> we just wanted to bring some unity. and let them know when they hurt, everyone hurts. >> i really hope that our performance gave the people of western north carolina some glimmer of hope. ♪ >> david: tonight, the nc state and wake forest marching bands, america strong. we need those moments. i'm david muir. i'll see you right back here tomorrow. good night hotel temperatures in record territory once again, but this heat wave is ending. i'll be back with the forecast coming up. the bay area remembers marking one year since the hamas attack in israel, as the world finds itself confronting a

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